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Liyah Wasson is a founding board member of the Doula Alliance of Arkansas (DA-AR) and a longtime advocate for equitable maternal health. In 2026, she was named executive director. Wasson has served on the board since the Alliance's launch in August 2024 and most recently held the roles of secretary and director of operations.

The Doula Alliance of Arkansas is a collaborative initiative dedicated to enhancing Arkansas’s maternal health outcomes by advancing the profession of birth work through advocacy and education, expanding access to high-quality doula services statewide, and providing a professional support system for doulas in Arkansas.

Wasson is a certified birth doula, certified lactation counselor and doula mentor. She has more than seven years of direct perinatal care experience and a strong background in nonprofit and operational leadership. She is also the founder of Keep Birth Beautiful, a community-based maternal health initiative that provides accessible, evidence-based support to Arkansas families.

The Doula Alliance of Arkansas is a statewide membership organization working to improve maternal health by supporting and advancing the doula profession. We believe every family deserves access to compassionate, culturally responsive care during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.